ABU ALI FARMIDI (He/Him)
BROADCAST-PROFESSIONAL-MULTIPLATFORM-STRATEGIST, Weboxyzen
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- Bangladesh
A CTS with more than 20 years in Pro AV.With credentials including ISO 27001 Practitioner, CompTIA Security+, AVIXA CTS, and service as a member of the AVIXA Standards Steering Committee, I bring a multidisciplinary perspective that spans security governance, systems engineering, AV risk, and operational resilience. I understand AI as a socio‑technical system, where risks extend across architecture, data flows, user behaviour, and integrated AV/UC environments.
i've led the design and optimisation of secure collaboration environments — from Microsoft Teams to enterprise meeting rooms and hybrid working platforms — supporting high‑stakes spaces such as Board meetings, AGMs, and multi‑site collaboration.
I am now expanding my leadership into AI governance and responsible technology, developing capability in ISO/IEC 42001 (AIMS) and the NIST AI RMF to help organisations operationalise AI safely, ethically, and at scale
With over 20 years in the audiovisual industry, Leon Prather has worked extensively in both the technical and creative sides of AV. You can find him writing about topics like product management, entertainment technology news, and whatever geeky notion catches his attention today. Recently, he was named to Commercial Integrator's 40 Influencers Under 40 list for 2025. https://www.leonprather.com
Experienced audio engineer with a long history of working in the live sound environment. From concerts, festivals and corporate events all the way to travel and tourism industry. Now moving into system design, system integration and maintenance.
Started as a roadie in the early 90s pushing boxes and setting up sound systems, then into recording studios in the mid 90s, and finally corporate AV in 2008. Since then I have designed, installed, operated and maintained AV systems in offices, arenas, hotels, churches, pubs, schools and outdoors.
